Pittini Siderpotenza Potenza steel plant

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Pittini Siderpotenza Potenza steel plant, also known as Ferriere Nord Potenza, is a steel plant in Potenza, Province of Potenza, Italy that operates electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

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  • Location: Via della Siderurgica, 16 - 85100 Potenza (PZ), Italy
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 40.639356, 15.827842 (exact)

Background

Production at the Pittini Siderpotenza Potenza steel plant is scrap-based.[1]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size
1963[2] 270[3][4]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Fin.Fer. SpA 5039610281 E100001016757 Siderpotenza SpA[2] 5082537124 E100000131095

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[2] billet, rebar[2] building and infrastructure[2] Expired[2] 2024-01-31[2] EAF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 700[5] 700[5]

Table 5: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production
2019 unknown unknown
2020 unknown unknown
2021 unknown unknown
2022 unknown unknown

Unit Details

Table 6: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
unknown EAF (1) operating[2] 700[5] 130.0[6][7][2]

Table 7: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % other iron
unknown EAF (1) yes[8] 87.5[9] 12.5[9]

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References

  1. "Siderpotenza". Pittini Group. Retrieved January 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20241213070522/https://www.pittini.it/en/the-group/companies/siderpotenza/. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102083029/https://www.adnkronos.com/gruppo-pittini-in-acciaieria-di-potenza-investimento-di-56-mln-per-tutela-ambiente_3kLAPHg3u8Nrv9lGW2xlHF. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.expometals.net/en/hall/semi-finished-products/drawn-wire/stand/pittini-group/news/siderpotenza-to-celebrate-20-years-as-part-of-pittini-group-id29478. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210302223650/https://www.aist.org/AIST/aist/AIST/Technology_Committees/Electric_Steelmaking/16_Italy_study_tour.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240912183111/https://www.pittini.it/wp-content/uploads/Gruppo-Pittini-rapporto-sostenibilita-2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230922004830/https://more-oxy.com/catfis-in-operation-at-siderpotenza-pittini-group/. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119185814/https://www.pittini.it/wp-content/uploads/Pittini-Group-company-profile-2019-EN.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://www.pittini.it/wp-content/uploads/Gruppo-Pittini-Dichiarazione-EPD-2023-Tondo-Siderpotenza.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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